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Penn prof bets Bachmann $10,000 she can’t back up vaccine statement
A University of Pennsylvania bioethicist is offering Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann $10,000 if she can find proof tha ...
14 years ago
N.J. lawmaker wants to keep track of Christie’s travels
A New Jersey lawmaker is introducing legislation that would require Gov. Chris Christie to notify legislative leaders whenever he leaves ...
14 years ago
Two archdiocesan elementary schools given Blue Ribbon distinction
Officials from Corpus Christi Parish School in Lansdale and Nativity of Our Lord Parish School in Warminster will head to Washington, D.C ...
14 years ago
Foe of new Camden business curfew calls it ‘lazy way of fighting crime’
A business curfew set to go into effect this week in Camden is headed to court. Opponents, who filed suit last week, are scheduled to ap ...
14 years ago
Swedish Museum opens doors for tours, flea market
The American Swedish Historical Museum might not be the first place you think of as a Philadelphia tourist attraction, but the Swedes wer ...
14 years ago
Magazine snubs Philly in list of best foodie cities
In an apparent conspiracy against Philadelphia, you won’t find our city — which happens to be in the middle of a little thing ...
14 years ago
Doylestown Arts Festival celebrates 20 years in the borough
As it does every year, the 20th-annual Doylestown Arts Festival will fuel another ty ...
14 years ago
Fitzpatrick hosts two post-disaster town halls
Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick today will host two disaster recovery town halls in Bucks County. Constituents interested in learning ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania lawmakers return to full docket
The Pennsylvania Senate will reconvene Monday after its summer recess with a full plate of issues to address. In outlining his leg ...
14 years ago
Green Woods Charter works to clear up ‘misinformed rumor’ in midst of expansion plans
The Green Woods Charter School is still exploring a possible move to Manayunk’s Germany Hill, but the school’s leader says it ...
14 years ago
Sixers employee on his way to T-shirt-wearing record
As of today, Harvey Pollack has word 3,000 T-shirts. Not all at once, but consecutively. Pollack, the ’76ers director of sta ...
14 years ago
Rittenhouse Square spends the weekend with arts and food
There’s a lot going on in Rittenhouse this weekend, and it began today on the square. The Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show i ...
14 years ago
Block grant provides school supplies for Camden and East Trenton students
Students in Camden and East Trenton are outfitted with new backpacks and school supplies thanks to federal money handed out by the state. ...
14 years ago
Contract talks continue with Pa. Turnpike workers
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission continues to negotiate with more than 1,500 fare collectors and maintenance workers whose contract e ...
14 years ago
New security checks at NFL games will take longer
New NFL standards mean security checks at the Linc — or wherever you may be watching football — will take longer. The ...
14 years ago